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As I scanned the BBC’s 2021 in pictures, 2021 reflected in the two pictures below. In the first picture, emotions seen on the faces of the man and the gorilla are reflective of what we have been through in healthcare under attack from Covid 19 and its variants. We are all fatigued and tired, bothContinue reading “Reflections 2021”

Driving to the hospital on a Christmas morning encountering 15-20 cars is typical. I usually get there a little earlier so I can get the night team out so they can head home to spend Christmas morning with family and loved ones. Hospitals are usually quiet with bare minimum staff and few visitors. Suddenly weContinue reading “Christmas Morning in the ICU”

Hurricane Covid has battered the world for the last 18 months and each day we wake up praying the Covid winds die down and suddenly we hear about another variant or a breakout…Is Hurricane Covid season here to stay?

Last year at Thanksgiving, we as a country were under lockdown. We could not meet our loved ones and virtual thanksgiving dinners replaced the traditional gatherings.  No one knew what the future would hold. We could not in our wildest of imagination think a virus would cause such massive worldwide lockdowns. Today, we as aContinue reading “Being Thankful”

As Veterans Day approaches, I cannot begin to imagine the bravery and valor of the young men and women who charged into battle, sometimes with the most rudimentary equipment and resources but still stayed steadfast to the cause they believed in. They were in trenches, landed on beaches, and evenas warfare modernized and foes becameContinue reading “COVID 19 veterans”

It had been a busy day in the ICU, unstable patients, speaking with families and the regular grind that we go through in the ICU. Thirty minutes left and the night team will be here were my thoughts as I had a moment to look at my watch. I told the nurse practitioner to startContinue reading “Oh My God she coded”

Mr. S was a gentle person. Six feet three inches, close to three hundred pounds he was a presence in the room. A kind soul who always had a smile on his face. He used to see me for obstructive sleep apnea and had a myriad of health issues. When he was not compliant withContinue reading “The Rose”

It took a pandemic to change the world. We were busy in our lives and then the pandemic hit…the world shut down…a sense of panic gripped everyone. Everything went into a state of lock down except for us in the health care world. Never in my wildest imagination did I dream of the ICU andContinue reading “Why I write..”